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Liberty Place Observation Deck

Really nothing to say about this, other than what I already said. 57 stories up, this is much higher than the existing deck at City Hall. Another plus, it will also have a much higher capacity than City Hall’s. Don’t get me wrong, City Hall’s deck is great because of it’s classic architecture, but is small (and cold when you visit in November). This will be more modern and accessible, as well as provide excellent views of City Hall. (like when you go to New York, you see everything from the Empire State Building, save for the Empire State Building). The project is being taken by France based Montparnasse 58, who operates several decks in Europe and a few in the United States. They operate Paris’ Tour Montparnasse, which is the third highest viewing point in Paris (behind the iconic Eiffel Tower and mountaintop Sacre Ceour). I imagine the Liberty Place deck will be at the height of somewhere between 800-900 foot range. There’s no denying that the spire atop OLB is the most prominent feature in the building, perhaps the skyline as a whole, so being at the total 945 feet would be impossible.

However, there are two problems with this. One is that you won’t be able to see far to the north and southeast, due to the position of Two Liberty Place and Comcast Center. Granted. Montparnasse 58 knows what their doing, so they might have something in mind. Second, what’s going to happen when the long anticipated Comcast Innovation and Technology Center opens in 2018? Remember, OLP’s deck opens in Summer of 2015, which is only three years away from CI&TC’s opening.